I. YouTube (since 2021, German)
Somewhat surprisingly, my ‘film focus’ shifted to YouTube in 2025. After completing my first feature length documentary, I thought I would work on the next big film. But then I began posting more frequently on YouTube (in German) — about the need for economic systems change. The response has been surprising and very positive. There seems to be an audience in Germany that not only appreciates an unflinching look at the devastation that our economic system causes, but that is also willing to do something about it. Over the course of 2025, a project to develop a political organisation in Germany grew out of this.
You can find the channel here: youtube.com/@MartinOetting.
II. Documentary ‘Purpose’ (2018–2024, English)
My first feature film is the documentary “Purpose”, about creating wellbeing economies. It had its premiere on June 11th 2024 at the Wellbeing Economy Forum in Iceland. Since then, we have been organising screenings around the world, including a number of environmentally-themed film festivals. An overview of screenings past, present and future is on the film’s website: purpose.film/screenings/
If you want to organise your own screening, please get in touch. The film is available in its original English version, and in adaptations in German and Italian.
III. Further & past projects
I also have an experimental YouTube channel called MOPALAB which is all about hand-drawn animation. I am posting fairly irregularly there, and I am not promoting the channel. Past film projects and experiments are listed on the ‘Past Projects‘ page.
Updates about my film projects:
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Uploading my first film to a server in Iceland
Today is a big day. I uploaded a 33 GB file to an online space which is managed by the people at Harpa venue in Iceland — because that is…
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My Latest Animation Films
In the past weeks, I have posted a few more MOPALAB films. After ‘The Meet’, which I believe to be a highlight so far, I have added ‘L.A. Cannonball’. It’s…
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The Last Leg of A Filmmaking Journey
I am typing this on the train, en route to Amsterdam, to see my filmmaker friend Martijn Veldhoen. He will help me with the final sound mix of my film…
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‘The Meet’ — a 40-Second Film Noir
Here is the latest film on my animation channel. I am quite fond of this one, the old man took a while to draw, and animating those hands wasn’t easy…
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Presenting My New Animation Film Project: ‘MOPALAB’
Visual creativity matters a great deal to me. It always has. I love the drawing style of Hergé. I was also very influenced by the early cover designs of the…
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“Causeway” vs. “Dune 2”
I know this is most likely a minority opinion. And some will consider what I’m saying ridiculous. But here it goes: I did not like “Dune 2”. I thought “Causeway”…
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The Anguish of Streaming and Apple TV+
Some time last year, I decided to turn my back on streaming services — Netflix and Disney+ in my case. There were two main reasons. Reason one: The quality of…
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A New Film Project
This is a teaser. I’m working on something new. And it’s really fun. More to come … watch this space. Update April 11th 2024: Here are the details.